SB20260409110 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat (April 2026 release)
Published: April 9, 2026 Updated: April 10, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34500)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass client certificate authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation in CLIENT_CERT authentication when processing OCSP checks with FFM and soft-fail disabled. A remote user can present a certificate in affected scenarios to bypass client certificate authentication.
Only some scenarios using FFM are affected.
2) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34487)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insertion of sensitive information into log output in the cloud membership for clustering component when writing log messages. A remote attacker can trigger log entries that expose the Kubernetes bearer token to disclose sensitive information.
3) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34486)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the EncryptInterceptor.
The vulnerability exists due to an implementation error in the EncryptInterceptor when processing traffic protected by the fix for #VU125739 (CVE-2026-29146). A remote attacker can exploit the flawed handling to bypass the EncryptInterceptor.
4) Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-34483)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary JSON into the JSON access log.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete escaping in the JSON access log when handling requests with non-default Connector attributes relaxedPathChars and/or relaxedQueryChars. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to inject arbitrary JSON into the JSON access log.
Only configurations using non-default values for relaxedPathChars and/or relaxedQueryChars are affected.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_11.0.21
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.54
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_9.0.117
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/96vrrfh486vpz2f579mjq8dppdrt31yz
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/tqopmm028m2c9v8k0qypy8byvrt5748r
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/hgvbqzrxgygc0bs4q90yc54vftfd1s98
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/xyv1hpj484orlzkxr63qgom9rddhwo5z